One of my favorite subjects in elementary is MAPE (Music, Arts and PE). I felt most proud and happy after I built a mini “aquarium” artwork, drew a portrait of our cat, gifted my friend a personalized scrapbook or every time I am able finish an “artwork”. But due to my “busy” schedule as a full-time employee, I can’t remember the last time I did my hobby.

I guess this time, I can relive my younger days and wear my kid-artist’s hat or I can grab a pen and paper and pretend to be a writer again. Maybe I’ll discover my hidden talents in playing guitar or piano? Or practice singing, with vibrato and falsetto? Repaint my room blue, re-learn my wood-working lab lessons, or cook or bake something I learned from Home Economics class. Anything that will make me busy but happy.

When was the last time you received a “How are you?” message from a family member, a friend or a colleague from your previous job whom you haven’t seen or even talked to for a long time?

Have you experienced receiving a message from someone at exactly the right time you badly needed to hear those words? You felt relieved, right? Or maybe even encouraged?

This is the perfect time for us to reconnect with the people that once have become integral part of our lives. A little few words like “Hi, Hello, How are you?” would mean a lot, maybe remembered and even multiplied. Who knows, those few words will rebuild connections and create new ones?

As John Maxwell said, “Create a memory and visit it often”. How re-energizing it is to feel again and again that same happiness you felt during your first birthday party; or that feeling of freedom when you first travelled solo; or when you were too excited and grateful the first time you treat your family and friends out with your first hard-earned salary.

Those are old but really good memories, so good we want to relive the moments. For now, pick up your phone, old cam or hard drive, and let’s bring it all together. Soon, when everything’s back to normal, we will make new ones, a lot.